Combined corset and abdominal supporter



Patented lab. 17, 1899.

E. rona. COMBINED CORSET AND ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER.

(Application filed. May 12, 1898.3

l l l I g u (No Model.)

EMMA AMELIA FORD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF-ONE- HALF TOAMELIA I NEWMAN,

OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED CORSET AND ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER:

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 617,731, dated January17, 1899.

.pplioation filed May 12, 1898. Serial No. 680,430. (No model.)

To all It'll/0TH it may concern:

llc it known that I, EMMA AMELIA FORD, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Combined Corset and Abdominal Supporter; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a fulhclear, and exact description thereof. I

.fl'his i nvcntion relates to a certain new and useful combined corsetand abdominal sup g'ioi-icr, which consists in the arrangement of c anddetails of construction, as will be hercinaf terf ull y set forth in thedrawings and described and pointed out in the specification.

The main feature of the invention is to so arrang the abdominalsupporter or obesitybelt in connection with the corset that when thecorset i1. released from the body the supporter orbilt is removed at thesame time and in so securing the supporter or belt that the same maybetightened without aifecting or disturbing the lacing of the corset. Byso providing that the supporter or belt is rel ased as the corset isunclasped I am enabled,

sity of wearer Qatfi' the belt-has been properly adjusted, to provide asupport or obesity-belt which may be put on and taken. off without thenecesthereof being required each time to unlacc and relace the fasteningcords or devices, as is the case where the belt consists of a singlepiece which entirely surrounds the body and is only fastened together atone place. This enables a person to re move the support with little orno trouble and with the full knowledge that when re piaeed the supporteror belt will not have to be again adjusted to the person.

in order to fully comprehend the invention, re erence must be had to theaccompanying sheet of drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of thecorset and supporter or belt, the corset being partly broken away. Fig.2 is a perspective view of a figure with the combined corset andsupporter or belt applied thereto, said view being from the rear; andFig. 3 is a similar view, looking from the front.

The letter A is used to indicate any suitable corset with whichsupporter or belt is employed, which supporter or beltis made in halvesor two parts, and each half or part consists of three sections 1 2 3.Section 1 is what I term the abdominal section, section 2 the back orfasteningseotion,and3 the connecting-section, which forms a unionbetween sections 1 and 2. This section is composed, preferably, of twocrossed pieces or straps of webbing, which are attached to the upper andlower portion of the back section and are united at the inner end of theab dominal section. By thus crossing thecon necting straps or pieces aneven strain is brought to bear upon the section 1 as the wearer of thesupporter orbelt bends the body into different positions. One abdominalsection is securely fastened at its outer edge to the under face of thehook stay portion 4 of the corset and the other abdominal section to theeyelet stay portion 5 of the corset, Fig.-

1. The connecting pieces or straps 3- pass' through an opening 6 in eachside of the corset, so that while the back or fastening sections 2 restupon the outer face of the corset the abdominal sections will come belowor inside of the corset and bear directly against the abdomen of thewearer without interfering with the corset proper.

The back sections in the present case are each provided with a line ofeyelets 7, through which is inserted the fastening or lace cord 8. Afterthe corset has been fitted to the wearer the lacing-cord S is drawn soas to secure proper adjustment of the supporter or belt and thensecured. Inasmuch as the supporter or belt is not united at its front itis obvious that with removal of the corset the belt or supporter isreleased from the wearer without the necessity of unlacing the same atthe back. It will thus be observed that after being once adjusted to theperson of the wearer it may be taken off and put on with the corsetwithout necessity of readjustment. 5

In the present instance the abdomen-sections are shown as extending onlyto the lower end of the corset, and the extreme ends of the corset areshown held against being pulled apart by the fastening-strap 9, which isse- :00 cured to one side or edge of the corset, and fit over a studIOZa-ttachcd to the opposite edge of the corset, Fig. 3. However, ifso'desired, the width of sections 1 may be increased and extended belowthe corset and the projeoting portion of the sections be united in thesame manner as the lower ends of the'corset. The width of the belt orsupporter will be dependent upon the person for whomthe same is made.,It wi1l thus be observed that while acting as a supporter the same maybe utilized as an obesity-belt, thu's serving to support and reduce thefigure.

As the belt is secured to the front stay portion of the corset bystitching or otherwise, it will, when drawn together at the back, holdthe corset firmly in place and prevent the front stays or steelsbreaking, as so often occurs when the wearer thereof bends or 'stoopsover.

While I prefer to unite the back sections of the belt by suitablelacing,it is obvious that buckles or straps may. be utilized for thispurpose.

Inasmuch as the abdominal sections of the supporter or belt are locatedunder the corset there will be no interferencewith the fit of the Waistwhen applied thereover, as the surface is unbroken.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be protected by Letters Patent, is'-- 1. In a corset the combinationwith the abdominal supporter, of the abdominal sections thereof attachedto the bush edges of the corset; the back sections, adjustableconnection between said back sections, and of a flexible connectionbetween the abdominal sections and the back sections of the supporter.

2. In a corset the combination with the abdominal supporter,'of theabdominal sections thereof attached to the bush edgesof the corset, theback sections which bear upon the corset at its back, adjustableconnection between the back sections, and r. a flexible conneetionbetween the abdominal and back sec-.

7 tions, said connection extending through side openings in the corsetand being attached to the inner edge of each section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 5thday of May, 1898. I

EMMA AMELIA FORD. Witnesses:

N. A. ACKER,

LEE 1). CRAIG.

